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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Testament" data-source="post: 2147580" data-attributes="member: 21833">As Klaus said, read No Man's Land (BEST BATMAN STORY EVER!), that's as close to warfare as the Dark Knight's ever come.  In a war situation, Batman would very much go for the tactical terrorism approach, he'd use surgical strikes against the enemy that destroy resources, causing maximum damage and injury, coupled with minimal loss of life.  He'd try and utterly cripple their ability to wage war, but his main priority would be the protection of the civilian populace, just as it was in NWL.Batman DOES NOT KILL, see his spine-chilling confrontation with The Joker and Gordon in the recent Hush storyline to understand exactly what The Line is for him.  Heck, even in DKR he couldn't finish the job on Joker.Note that while I say he does not kill, he has absolutely no qualms about leaving someone in intensive care, eating through a tube for the next decade or so.  Like s/LaSH said, in warfare its far more effective to maim someone, and that's something Bats would take on.  The BBEG though, would be someone he'd try and take down intact, to stand trial for war crimes.</blockquote>